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. >> reporter: the debate was moderated in a zen, low-key style we pbs's jim lehrer. when he included funding to be cut, he included lehrer's orrin programming. >> i like big bird. i like you, too. but i'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from china to pay for it. >> reporter: it was a debate full of numbers and domestic policy details. >> if the tax plan he described were a tax plan i would support, absolutely not. i'm not looking for a $5 trillion tax cut. >> now, five weeks before the election, he's saying that his big, bold idea is, never mind. >> reporter: george, up until last night, the obama campaign had succeeded in turning this from a referendum on president obama to a choice. and they were painting mitt romney as an unacceptable alternative. but that dynamic seemed to change last night. it seemed to be very much a referendum on president obama. and mitt romney presented himself as a credible alternati alternative. george? >> that's what mitt romney wanted. >>> let's get the view from the romney camp right now. david muir covers
. >> reporter: the debate was moderated in a zen, low-key style we pbs's jim lehrer. when he included funding to be cut, he included lehrer's orrin programming. >> i like big bird. i like you, too. but i'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from china to pay for it. >> reporter: it was a debate full of numbers and domestic policy details. >> if the tax plan he described were a tax plan i would support, absolutely not. i'm not looking for a $5...
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jonah lehrer's "imagine" has been pulled from stores after he claimed he didn't have quotes. >>> and one of the most expensive apartment in the country is on the market. take a look at this. a penthouse on west 56th street in manhattan. a private elevator. and a kitchen with a butler's pant pantry, of course. >> how much? >> asking price, $100 million. josh, if you're interested, give robert de niro's son a call. he is expecting it. >> $100 million. thank you, amy. >>> now, to that shark attack off cape cod, right at the height of summer vacation season. it's the latest in a number of shocking shark attacks across the country. and abc's john schriffen has that story. >> anyone know what happened here? >> reporter: chris and his son were body surfing off the ballston beach on cape cod. >> it has a dorsal fin about this high. >> they came up. and they went apart. >> reporter: on the beach, people watched helplessly as the father of two in his 50s, was pulled under water. before surfacing and screaming for help. >> they dragged him out. they had to carry him up here. he was bleeding thr
jonah lehrer's "imagine" has been pulled from stores after he claimed he didn't have quotes. >>> and one of the most expensive apartment in the country is on the market. take a look at this. a penthouse on west 56th street in manhattan. a private elevator. and a kitchen with a butler's pant pantry, of course. >> how much? >> asking price, $100 million. josh, if you're interested, give robert de niro's son a call. he is expecting it. >> $100 million. thank...
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that was a suggestion that jim lehrer should have brought it up. >> do you think there's concern in the romney camp that the stage may be set for an obama comeback narrative? >> absolutely. they are very sensitive to that. they generally think that the media is in the tank for president obama anyway. you have heard paul ryan and other members of the romney/ryan team make that suggestion. they think the media is ready to write the obama comeback story. it's romney's proposition to try to stand in the way of that. by being just as aggressive on tuesday as he was in the last debate. >> how much concern are you hearing from both camps about the fine line they have to walk in terms of attacking while in this pretty delicate town hall style format where regular voters don't like that kind of vitriol? >> it's a good question because, the bottom line is, when you attack people, if i were to attack you right now, your negative ratings would go up. people watching the show would think less of you based on what i said. mine would, too, because people would think less of me for attacking. that's th
that was a suggestion that jim lehrer should have brought it up. >> do you think there's concern in the romney camp that the stage may be set for an obama comeback narrative? >> absolutely. they are very sensitive to that. they generally think that the media is in the tank for president obama anyway. you have heard paul ryan and other members of the romney/ryan team make that suggestion. they think the media is ready to write the obama comeback story. it's romney's proposition to...
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. >> hey, do i sound like jim lehrer? >> on the lighter side of our poll, we asked voters to look at attributes in a different way. who would you rather have as captain of a ship in a storm? obama was up 12 weeks ago, now he's up four. he's now up on who would you like to baby sit your kids? perhaps because his debate performance was so soothing. >> what kind of prep are they doing? >> he needs to be more aggressive. he doesn't want to risk alienating people by seeming too negative and too much on the attack. they're doing intense prep. anita dunn is playing the role of candy crowley. they're preparing lines of attack. >> diane sawyer and i will have live coverage of the second presidential debate tomorrow right here on abc. >>> let's get to josh for the other top stories. >>> the passing of one of the last true moderates in the senate. politicians paying tribute to former senator arlen specter of pennsylvania who died yesterday. the republican turned democrat spent 30 years in the senate, helping shape the security throu
. >> hey, do i sound like jim lehrer? >> on the lighter side of our poll, we asked voters to look at attributes in a different way. who would you rather have as captain of a ship in a storm? obama was up 12 weeks ago, now he's up four. he's now up on who would you like to baby sit your kids? perhaps because his debate performance was so soothing. >> what kind of prep are they doing? >> he needs to be more aggressive. he doesn't want to risk alienating people by seeming...
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just one moderator, jim lehrer, of pbs. >> both candidates saying for months it will be crucial. >>> also, in this half hour, in this first half, a new showdown is heating up. a tree that almost killed, well, mcsteamy as you know him from "grey's anatomy." his wife was awe alone in the backyard. a tree fell on her from the next door neighbor's yard. a big legal battle brewing. >> and the lead singh from the smashing pumpkins. >>> first, we're going to get to the latest trouble for american airlines. a story we first brought you on "good morning america." another flight was forced to make an emergency landing last night. and abc's jim avila has been tracking all of the developments. jim, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. american pilots could be at the bargaining table as early as today, perhaps bringing to an end a string of delays that is crippling the reputation of the bankrupt airline which seems to be suffering one maintenance problem to another. this morning, the embattled american airlines under the microscope again. >> i have a gear unsafe flight. >> reporter
just one moderator, jim lehrer, of pbs. >> both candidates saying for months it will be crucial. >>> also, in this half hour, in this first half, a new showdown is heating up. a tree that almost killed, well, mcsteamy as you know him from "grey's anatomy." his wife was awe alone in the backyard. a tree fell on her from the next door neighbor's yard. a big legal battle brewing. >> and the lead singh from the smashing pumpkins. >>> first, we're going to get...
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jonah lehrer's "imagine" has been pulled from stores after he admitted fabricating statements from singer bob dylan. he's resigned from his job at "the new yorker" and apologized to his readers. >>> and the most expensive apartment in the country is now on the market. take a look at this. a penthouse on west 56th street in manhattan. it features a wrap-around terrace on all three floors. a private elevator. an eat-in kitchen with the butler's pantry, of course. >> how much? how much? how much? >> asking price, $100 million. >> you've gotta be kidding. >> josh, if you're interested, give robert de niro's son a call. he is expecting it. >> you gotta be kidding. i could use a weekend home. >> $100 million. thank you, amy. >> wow. >>> now, to that shark attack off cape cod, right at the height of summer vacation season. it's the latest in a number of shocking shark attacks across the country. and abc's john schriffen has that story. >> do we know what happened here? anyone? >> reporter: the shark attack happened around 3:30 in the afternoon, as chris and his son were body surfing off boston b
jonah lehrer's "imagine" has been pulled from stores after he admitted fabricating statements from singer bob dylan. he's resigned from his job at "the new yorker" and apologized to his readers. >>> and the most expensive apartment in the country is now on the market. take a look at this. a penthouse on west 56th street in manhattan. it features a wrap-around terrace on all three floors. a private elevator. an eat-in kitchen with the butler's pantry, of course....